Lesson 15 - Kingdom Plantae, Part I

Question 1

What is botany?

Answer 1

The study of plants.

Question 2

What are the seven characteristics of plants?

Answer 2

Multicellular, Eukaryotic, cell walls made of cellulose, specialized tissues, autotrophs (photosynthesis), sexual reproduction, immobile.

Question 3

What are the main phyla of plants (4)?

Answer 3

mosses, ferns, conifers, flowering plants

Question 4

TRUE or FALSE: Mosses are non-vascular, meaning the don’t have tissue for carrying water and minerals throughout the plant.

Answer 4

TRUE

Question 5

TRUE or FALSE: Mosses’ life cycle is alternation of generations.

Answer 5

TRUE

Question 6

TRUE or FALSE: This sucks.

Answer 6

TRUE

Question 7

What are the two characteristics of ferns?

Answer 7

They vascular, they reproduce via spores.

Question 8

What are the two organ systems for flowering plants?

Answer 8

Shoot system and root system

Question 9

Roots are typically….

Answer 9

Underground

Question 10

Shoots are typically….

Answer 10

Above ground

Question 11

Plants are ___karyotic cellular structure

Answer 11

Eukaryotic

Question 12

Two specialized organelles…

Answer 12

Central vacuole, chloroplasts